So I'm planning to build my own desktop and first I'm choosing a processor, need some help with that
Now I have some questions about what processor to use, I want to play good games and surf a lot (grafics at high always, running multiple games without lag...)
and also downloading a lot...
The 2.33 T7600 is a Mobile chip won't work on a standard 775 mobo. Mainly for the laptop market.
Atm the Q6600 Go revision and E8400 are prob the best bang for buck with a very good overclocking capability. I'd push more for the E8400 if your comps for just pure gaming. Both can squeeze another 1Ghz extra with sufficient cooling & coupled with a good mobo capable of at least 450 FSB for the E8400.
If your gaming and thinking of an AMD platform the 6400+ is fine. Black Edition is fairly pointless as it's almost at the maximum clock speed the Athlon 64 90nm can do. With only 200-300 Mhz extra to squeeze.
Message edited by closed_deal on 05-15-2008 at 08:29:19 PM
Honestly I'd stick to the Intel C2d chips. No need for going to the extreme. As a gamer I'd save that money and make sure I'd have some really good ram and a very good video card. I used to be a big AMD fanboy but they are waaaaay behind intel now. Honestly I'd say for most C2D chips they'll be good gaming chips, even if you buy a budget E4300 (oldie but goodie).
If you could afford the quad core, I'd say get that for future uses, but make sure you get a good deal on it. The prices for a Q6600 are dropping and they're best bang for the buck, IMHO
to tell u the truth I got a dual core with a 512mb video card, and all my games like call of duty 4 with full setting turn all the way up on-line play smoothly with no lag. I can run two world of warcraft accounts at the same time with no lag. I can watch a video and play videos games at the same time with no lag (Dual screens). A dual core will do the job but more power dose not hurt all depends on your wallet. I would love to have a quad core but cant afford it but my dual core dose the job and im happy with it.
Message edited by liljone on 05-15-2008 at 08:39:32 PM
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Processor: Intel Core2 Duo CPU E6700 4MB L2 Cache @ 2.66Ghz.
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT OC 512mb (565MHz/1430MHz)
Audio: SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio
So I'm definelty going for a Good dual my budget is 1000-1500 euros = 2000-2500$ for the whole desktop so whats the best I can afford remembering to spend also a lot of my money on video card and mobo??
you can choose either 8800GTS or 9800GTX... but IMO 8800GTS is a great VFM card out there
or you can be patient, since the GT200/RV770 are just around the corner and you wont lose much by waiting.
The Xeon E3110 is functionally equivalent to the E8400. The only difference is that since the E3110s are sold as "server" CPUs, they're supposedly made to a higher standard. But otherwise, they're the same.
I just put in a bargain e7200 for $139. I love it. The e7200 and a 3870 run COD4 at 60-90FPS @ 1200x900, 4AA, 10AF, all on high. It runs Legions at 200FPS.
stay Dual core unless your video editing or rendering. just gaming stick with dual core. Next year the 45nm quads will be much cheaper.
So dual I decided!!
Now 8400 or 8500 I'm deciding later
They are like the best dual cores u can get right??
Now what thing next I should choose? mobo? any suggestions?
I don't know what overclock is but from what I've read it is improving ur CPU by giving it more electricity and so make it better then normal fabric configuration?
But it makes CPU have less lifetime doesnt it?
So asus is compatible with the Intel 2 core 8500 or 8400?
